died · Tennessee · House Feb 28, 2022 HJR 875: Memorials, Recognition - Harrogate Garden Club - Objected to on Consent Calendar. Sponsor Jerry Sexton (R) Track
died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 25, 2022 SB 2097: Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires certain insurers with policies or contracts that provide coverage for Veklury (remdesivir) to also provide coverage for monoclonal antibody infusions and budesonide treatment at a cost to the insured no greater than the cost of Veklury (remdesivir) to the insured on or after July 1, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71. Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee Sponsor Mark Pody (R) Track
died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 24, 2022 SB 1284: County Government - As introduced, authorizes the mayor to designate a person to attend meetings of the county board of health on the mayor's behalf. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 58 and Title 68. Withdrawn. Sponsor Debra Moody (R) Track
died · Tennessee · House Feb 24, 2022 HB 1309: County Government - As introduced, authorizes the mayor to designate a person to attend meetings of the county board of health on the mayor's behalf. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 58 and Title 68. Withdrawn. Sponsor Debra Moody (R) Track
died · Tennessee · House Feb 24, 2022 HB 1888: Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to verify with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) that persons are no longer qualified to vote before purging the voter registration of such persons; authorizes same day voter registration for qualified voters to register or have their registration updated and be able to vote beginning on the first day of any period of early voting through the day of an election. - Amends TCA Title 2. Withdrawn. Sponsors Brenda Gilmore (D) , Yusuf Hakeem (D) Track
died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 24, 2022 SB 1853: Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to verify with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) that persons are no longer qualified to vote before purging the voter registration of such persons; authorizes same day voter registration for qualified voters to register or have their registration updated and be able to vote beginning on the first day of any period of early voting through the day of an election. - Amends TCA Title 2. Withdrawn. Sponsors Brenda Gilmore (D) , Yusuf Hakeem (D) Track
failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 23, 2022 SB 1830: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires local boards of education to provide an opportunity for at least 10 people to speak on any topic related to the board for at least three minutes per person at each public meeting and to provide an opportunity for people to submit written public comments to the board. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44 and Title 49, Chapter 2. Failed in Education Administration Sponsors Tim Rudd (R) , Joey Hensley (R) Track
failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 23, 2022 SB 1954: Education - As introduced, enacts the "Local School District Empowerment Act," which creates a pilot program for the establishment of the office of elected superintendent of schools; requires the department of education to study the pilot program procedures for establishment of the office; adjusts duties of local boards of education in school systems in which the office of elected superintendent of schools is established. - Amends TCA Title 49. Sponsor(s) Added. Sponsors Frank Niceley (R) , Dave Wright (R) Track
failed · Tennessee · House Feb 23, 2022 HB 2079: Education - As introduced, enacts the "Local School District Empowerment Act," which creates a pilot program for the establishment of the office of elected superintendent of schools; requires the department of education to study the pilot program procedures for establishment of the office; adjusts duties of local boards of education in school systems in which the office of elected superintendent of schools is established. - Amends TCA Title 49. Sponsor(s) Added. Sponsors Frank Niceley (R) , Dave Wright (R) Track
failed · Tennessee · House Feb 23, 2022 HB 2386: Election Laws - As introduced, reduces, from 30 days to 15 days prior to an election, the time period for persons to register to vote; directs county election commissions to conduct training programs for poll watchers prior to each federal primary election; directs the division of elections to create a program for the recruitment of poll watchers; directs county election commissions to maintain an online system to enable persons to verify the status of their voter registration application in real time. - Amends TCA Title 2. Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee Sponsor London Lamar (D) Track
failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 23, 2022 SB 2613: Election Laws - As introduced, reduces, from 30 days to 15 days prior to an election, the time period for persons to register to vote; directs county election commissions to conduct training programs for poll watchers prior to each federal primary election; directs the division of elections to create a program for the recruitment of poll watchers; directs county election commissions to maintain an online system to enable persons to verify the status of their voter registration application in real time. - Amends TCA Title 2. Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee Sponsor London Lamar (D) Track
failed · Tennessee · House Feb 23, 2022 HB 1869: Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to designate public institutions of higher education with more than 20,000 enrolled students as polling places during early voting in federal and state general elections and presidential primaries for a period of at least three days; authorizes the institution to select the days for early voting. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 49. Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee Sponsors London Lamar (D) , Raumesh Akbari (D) Track